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Think you know everything about Larry Bird? New book may stump even his biggest fans
Mills' new book "As if by Magic: The Story of Larry Bird's Indiana ... facts and details of Bird's early basketball days that may stump even his biggest fans. It was while Larry was playing ...
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"He wasn't able to win every game, every championship" - Bill Walton explained what fans don't realize about Larry Bird
"He wasn't able to win every game, every championship" - Bill Walton explained what fans don't realize about Larry Bird ...
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"Fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't either" - Larry Bird once explained why the game’s limited appeal keeps rising
The NBA is approaching a new era. Last summer ... For NBA legend Larry Bird, the game's appeal — the raw, emotional pull that once glued fans to their seats seems to be eroding.
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Larry Bird risked angering Celtics fans by voicing true feelings on Knicks
NBA legend Larry Bird once claimed he “belonged” in New York before getting drafted ... While it was an interesting comment to make, Celtics fans quickly forgave and forgot any issues from ...
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"I've been hiding and I've been living a good life" - Larry Bird explains why he avoids doing interviews
"I've been hiding and I've been living a good life." "I really don't have any more to say," the Hall of Famer pointed out. "I ...
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"Great players will be judged against the standards he has set" - David Stern on Larry Bird's impact on the NBA
"In the future, great players will be judged against the standards he has set, but there will never be another Larry Bird." ...
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"Everyone knew where I lived, but hardly anyone bothered me" - Larry Bird on why Celtics fans would never approach his house
Larry Bird lived and breathed the Boston Celtics — he was the city itself. Tough, unrelenting and built for the cold, both on the court and in life, he spent 13 seasons lighting up the Boston ...
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"I think that takes away from the game of basketball" - Larry Bird on why he believed the NBA increasing live TV games in the 80s was a terrible idea
Larry Bird saw the NBA explode in popularity during the ‘80s, but behind the rise, he worried live TV broadcasts were ...
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"A not-as-athletic but better-shooting LeBron James" - Kevin McHale on how he would describe Larry Bird to today's NBA fans
"'He's just a not-as-athletic but better-shooting LeBron James' is probably the best way to describe him to today's kids who never saw Larry play," the Hall of Famer power forward ...
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"He can pass over the top of me, put the ball on the floor, he's a great rebounder" - Bernard King explains why Larry Bird gave him nightmares
Obviously, we're matchup up, and you're guarding me, then I got to find Bird on the floor to switch over and defend him, and ...